Legendary Lover |
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Author:
Susan Johnson
By Bantam
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List Price: $7.50
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Product Description
Dear Readers,
I had heard the gossip. Who in London hadn't? But whether or not the elusive Venus Duras would favor one of her numerous suitors didn't concern me. After all, I had a surfeit of obliging lovers. And then I bumped into her. Literally.
She was utterly enchanting, the most dazzling creature I had ever seen. I knew she had to be mine. But she was aware of my reputation and thought me a libertine. When I invited her to a dinner party, she gave me the cut direct.
Within hours our heated encounter became the talk of the town. Who could resist a wager or two on the delicious possibilities? Could I conquer the unconquerable Miss Duras? Would she resist or succumb to my legendary powers of seduction?
It became a luscious game and tantalizing spectacle--wildly provocative, uncertain in outcome, a delight and fascination to all society. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever meet my match. But then, I never dreamed I would meet a real-life Venus.
Yours,
The Marquis of Redvers
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At a loss for words...., 2008-12-08
I'm a little ashamed to even have this on my "read" shelf. I noticed it had a lot of 4 and 5 Star ratings and I literally had to double check the book I was reading... (or was trying to read), I guess that's what makes this forum so great, everyone has and is able to share there own opinions, and in my opinion it was really, really bad!
Legendary and Hot!, 2006-08-15
Passion, steamy page turning plots, and incredible characters have made this book such a page turner, that its forever creased from reading it over and over again. One of my favorite romances of Johnson. If you want passion, and a great book to keep you up all night wondering "oh whats next?" Read this book! Its remarkable!
Legendary Looser Should Be The Title..., 2005-12-17
This is the first novel of Susan Johnson's I've read.
I found the book while searching for new historical romances to read. Boy...did I make a mistake not reading the reviews first on this one (which I almost always do first and won't make that mistake again!).
The book started off on a good note - beautiful and bewitching blond socialite meets up with handsome and dynamic high ranking duke and a relationship develops.
Although, I didn't mind the heroine Venus not being a virgin and actually preferred she had a little experience as the virgin thing is over-rated...I did not on the other hand enjoy that she appeared to have dozens of lovers over her life time of 25 years and was quite the sex maniac.
The hero Jack is the man about town sleeping with nearly everyone and anyone. The first time the two meet, they are attracted but, she thumbs her nose at him once she knows who he is and his reputation as a ladies man. Then in a complete turn of events, within minutes of their second meeting they indulged in some hot and heavy sex.
I had hoped the story line would pick up and become more interesting after this initial get together and although there were some twists and turns....most of the book revolved around their sexual needs and desires which were constant.
And I need to be clear about one fact...this book is only about sex...only about raw lust...NOT love...that seemed to be added to make it fall under the category of a romance. A few of the scenes were more graphic than I like - such as the cork top to a bottle, a wine bottle itself and a sewing spoon...you'll have to read the book to understand how those "trinkets" fit into the book.
I really enjoy passionate historical romances but, I like to see interest and attraction build over a period of time between characters and hold off on complete intimacy for a bit to make it even better. Some of the dialogue between the characters was brash, abrasive and coarse as can be. It was dirty from beginning to end. I thought this book bordered on soft to hard core written porn. I imagine some readers will be looking for just that. I was not. I like love stories to be more developed (such as the characters and their feelings and hopes and wishes and dreams), some adventure and then intimacy. I guess the problem is this is not a true love story.
This book was really sex, sex, and more sex. I got tired just reading it.
I bought a second book by this author.I thought about returning it but, instead told a friend about it and gave her the 2nd book to read. I didn't want to waste another evening reading this author.
I like some things left to the imagination. This author doesn't allow you to have an imagination - she lays it out for you to read in graphic detail. This one should not be listed as a historical romance - the period might have been in this time frame but, the content was not. It belonged in the "how to have raunchy and dirty sex" section of the book store.
This one just wasn't for me - a real "turn-off" instead of a "turn-on".
If I could have given less than one star I would have. Sorry.
Better if have more depth in character development, 2002-12-02
Venus and Jack almost had sex as soon as they meet each other. The steamy sex scenes were typical of Susan Johnson's style, but I was hoping that they were less predictable. Venus supposed to have a mind of her own, except when it came to her sexual desires. Often, she would tell herself that she should not do this or that but still succumbed to the sexual temptation. The author only touched on briefly about her intelligence and knowledge. I would prefer more coverage on what Venus and Jack talked about when they were not having sex. The author wanted to convince us that both of them intrigued and attacted each other as equals but there was little character development in that arena. The storyline was rather straightforward and predictable, definitely not her best but readable.
Hot scenes, 2002-08-21
The main characters have a weird relationship, but it is definitely not like a normal romance novel relationship. The female character is stronger and more independant than most. The love scenes are very hot!
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553578676
ISBN: 0553578677
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2000-05-02
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: 2000-05-02
Studio: Bantam |
